UK minister condemns Trump for skipping military cemetery visit because of rain

UK defence minister Tobias Ellwood has chastised US President Donald Trump for missing a military memorial event due to the rain. The move follows widespread criticism of Mr Trump after he cancelled a visit to a US cemetery in Belleau, northern France, where American soldiers killed in the First World War are buried. The White House said the no-show was due to “scheduling and logistical difficulties caused by the weather,” which grounded the presidential helicopter due to fly him to the site about a two-hour drive east of Paris.